jacksonianmarch

I do not understand the schedulers here. The sox and Yankees meet 18 times this yr. The first 6 scheduled before the ASB at Fenway. The final 12 after the ASB with 9 of those being in Yankee Stadium. What kind of s*** is that?

You really cannot deal Lester right now. You dont sell a player when it's value is at its lowest, especially when he isnt terribly expensive to begin with. Beckett, OTOH, might not recoup his value as he is getting older and his stuff has dropped off the past few seasons. This yr, his command isnt what it used to be. The sox have a few pieces that could bring back something of value. Aceves, Padilla, Atchison, and Miller would all bring back something at the deadline since pen pitching is the most traded commodity at the deadline every yr. And there is no guarantee all of those guys are back next yr Cody Ross is on a 1 yr deal. His OPS is at .882 with big power and he is hitting both home and away. If he continues like this, he's getting a 3-5 yr deal in the offseason at $8-10 mil per yr money. The sox have Kalish behind him, so he is an easy choice to move. The sox also have to deal Big Papi. The sox cannot actually offer him arbitration. Due to the new CBA, they can only offer him a 1yr $12 mil deal through the arb process instead of a continued ratcheting up of his value on a 1yr basis. That means he will walk, and if his comments of late tell us anything, I think he would walk even if the sox could offer him 1 yr $16 mil through the modified arb process. And through that process, their draft compensation is minimized, so they are gonna have to get something for him.

Crawford said he needs TJS, but it putting it off until after the season. Position players dont need the near 1 yr recovery time. 4-6 months should suffice.

Nova sounds like he was pretty solid. I am just shocked at the freefall that is Jon Lester.

Have a good one guys. Will be working tomorrow night.

Well, it looks like you guys might actually take one. I'd say it was given to your more than taken, but so be it. Enjoy it while it lasts.

He throws the world's straightest fastball. He threw it down the middle twice. Hit the f***ing thing.

f***ing piece of s***

Ibanez, really?

Cmon Jones, WTF? Time to pinch hit for Nix with ARod

Dead red fastball hitter vs dead red fastball pitcher. Let's see if Andruw can make this interesting

Well, down 5 in the 8th in Fenway facing Padilla. We've done this before

Crawford is hurt, so he wouldnt help. They ease guys in when they are on rehab and get them reps without having to worry about winning. It's effectively a new spring training.

Any team is a threat until you kill them dead. The sox are on life support, but not dead yet. I want Girardi to pull the f***ing plug instead of pump them full of roids and cocaine

At the time, he needed to go from a clubhouse perspective. Nobody knew WMB would be hurt effectively, the following series.

They have to send him down. The thing that set him apart was his confidence. His arsenal sucked to high heaven, but he could hit all corners and wasnt afraid to pitch in the zone. I dont know what happened. Instead of hitting the corners, he is drifting into the middle of the plate, and he isnt getting ahead of batters. Something scared him, cause it's mental. I hope he clears it up in AAA, because if he doesnt, he will get murdered in any league

Hey Girardi, please asphyxiate yourself tonight. Bringing in Wade in a 1 run game was an AWFUL move, one that was predicted by EVERYONE who follows baseball and one that collapsed in epic fashion. No, we dont NEED the game, but a DH sweep would break the sox spirit, and until you kill them dead, they are a threat

Wow, our defense has just died.

Well, it's a good thing we have that humongous lead. Wade sucks

Wade was amazing for 1 season and 2 months. He all of a sudden lost all command and his arsenal sucks. Unless he finds it again, he is finished

We do have f***ing Rapada, dont we? Why was he facing Sweeney, and why the f*** is he still out there? We have Eppley and Robertson. We also have Phelps, use one of them. Not this f***

Wade, go kill yourself.

So, 1 batter, 1 missile. Not a good redux for Corey Wade here

sink or swim with Corey Wade. Joe has been stretching out Logan far too much of late. He should be limited only to the inning he comes in for.

You better not throw Logan vs Ross. That would be suicide